NATIONAL TAKE A MODEL TRAIN TO WORK DAY

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS VALID ANYMORE I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS YEARS DATE WONDER WHO STARTED IT AND WHY IT MAY HAVE GONE AWAY EMAIL ggtfmme@aol.com thank you for your effort. GENE

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In 2011 it was on November 18th, a Friday.

and last year it was November 16th.

This year (2013) Nov. 15th would work, but I have seen no advertising for it.

Where is the NMRA in this. Somebody step up to the plate…

Johnboy out…[%-)][*-)]

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National Train Day was May 11th, 2013.

http://www.nationaltrainday.com/s/

Worlds Greatest Hobby sponsored the ‘Take a Train to Work Day’. Their web site has no mention of a similar activity in 2013.

http://www.greatesthobby.com/

Jim

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We have all these recommended standards for this, that, and this, but we can’t agree on a day for National Train Day? Call me crazy but we should have one set day a year that stays the same each year, like July 4, Christmas, Veterans Day, etc. That way it would be easy for everyone to remember.

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We need a good railroady number to base the date on like:

pi day, March 14 (3.14)

or

mole day, October 23 (10^23)

Maybe

November 11? (11 11 two parallel tracks)

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November 11th is taken by a far more important day…Rememberance Day/Veterans Day!

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Thank You, Don,

DAV Vietnam Vet,1967.

Cheers, [D]

Frank

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Not at all…thank YOU and all those that served and continue to serve [Y]!

Happy modeling!

Don.

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Not that we have a say in it, but how about the day the rails met at Promontory in 1869.

May 10

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I actually think it makes a greater impact in the last couple of months of the year leading up to Christmas, which is when most (not all) of us got our introduction into the World’s Greatest Hobby

Johnboy out…HHhhmmmn Christmas Shopping… We only have about 60 days left.

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I think selecting a day, rather than a date would keep it from falling on a weekend. First or third Friday in Nov would keep it away from Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Last Friday in Oct could work also, as few of us are effected at work by the ghosts and goblins that come around later in the day on Halloween.

I suggest Fridays rather than another day, as things are usually winding down and a little more time might be available for others to stop, look and listen. (That fit nicely, despite not being a forethought.)

Have fun,

Richard

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I won’t take a model train to work for fear of being laughed out of the roundhouse.

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Not that we have a say in it, but how about the day the rails met at Promontory in 1869.

May 10

Acually that is the base date for National Train day but moved to the closest Saturday, so that anyone who wants to can attend and not interfere with commuter rail ops.

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Oops yes my bad~

How about?

Richard Trevithick demonstrated for the public the world’s first railway locomotive on 21st February 1802

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I believe Cowman has the right approach, He gets my vote, as it fits right in with my suggestion.

Johnboy out…

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I think that the 3rd Friday of Nov. is a good idea, it is close to Christmas, and it is on a Friday (I like the Friday idea) when people might have time to stop and talk.